This year I want to encourage you to make one of your blogging goals Google Plus. You have probably heard a lot about it or have been toying with the idea of setting it up. You may have even set up an account and tried to use it but felt it was a "ghost town" with no engagement or traffic. I am here to help. I will help you learn about everything that you want to know about Google Plus I love G+ and have been active on it since March of ...
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Blogger Interview – Alicia
Another fun interview for you today, and this one, is with one of my (Paula's) personal friends!! We're starting to accept new applicants for interviews, so feel free to check out this post and email us if you'd like to be interviewed! Hello! My name is Alicia, the proud mommy of a rambunctious 2 year old boy. I blog over at A Sweet Fragrance where I write about all the things I learn while living abroad in SE Asia. Whether it's cooking a recipe ...
Blogging Goals Link Up 2014
Happy New Year Everyone! We decided it would be a fun idea to create a link up for blogging goals this year! This is a fun place to share your goals with other people who understand blogging, and support one another along the way! We are all at different places with our blogs, so feel free to make your goals as complex, or simple as you wish! You can aim to keep your focus right this year (and the specifics of how you are going to do that) or, ...
Setting Blogging Goals for the New Year
It can be exciting to look back over the past year and see how much has changed or how much you've grown. Many bloggers are taking some time to choose a "one word" focus for the coming year and/or sharing their goals for the upcoming 12 months. We thought it would be fun to do something similar, but with blogging goals instead! Wednesday we'll post a linky that will be open for two weeks. This will be a space where you can link up your own ...
Blogger Interview – Pamela
Today we have a really fun interview for all of you! Meet Pamela!!! Hi. I am Pam from Pam's Party and Practical Tips. I am an extremely busy mom of two teenagers, and an almost teenager. As they were growing up, I loved to plan themed birthday parties for them each year. Now that they are older, at least two of them don't really want to have parties anymore. I started my blog as a creative outlet where I could still plan parties, and share ...
Blogger Interview – Suzy Homemaker
Today we're excited to bring you a wonderful interview from SuzyHomemaker.net Thanks so much to Blogging On The Side for this opportunity. My name is Suzy. I have been married to my wonderful hubby for 4 years whom I affectionately refer to as #1 on my blog. I also have an adorable (I am sure I am not biased) 2 year old little girl. I am a stay-at-home-mom and I love it! My blog is suzyhomemaker.net. My background is nutrition, so a lot of ...
What makes a great blog?
I often wonder what makes a great blog. Is it the time that the blog has been around? Is it the person behind the blog? Is it the content? Is it the readers? I fall back on this last one…. it is the readers. It is the readers that make a blog successful. It is the readers that encourage the blogger. It is the readers that make the writer feel like they are helping someone. It is YOU. Today I just wanted to take a minute, from all of us, ...
Why I’m (not) Jumping Off the Facebook Bandwagon
The last few weeks have been filled with blogger-rage as facebook admitted that the organic reach of pages is really not cutting it anymore. They are encouraging page owners to purchase promotion packages just to reach more of the fans that already like their page. Most of us cannot afford to pay for our reach, and it's rather confusing why we would need to pay to reach people who have already asked to see our posts (by liking our page)...but I ...
Blogger Interview – Michelle from Trust Me I’m a Mom
Another great blogger here today, Michelle! Introduce yourself - in 3-5 sentences share: Your name, about your family, where you blog, your niche/favorite topics to write about etc. I'm Michelle, I'm the mom of 2 sweet girls & one tall husband. Yes. That's a lot of estrogen in our house! I enjoy blogging at Trust Me, I'm a Mom where I write about ways to include your kids in service, at home speech therapy tips, crafts & ...
Keep kids busy while you work … my little blogging secret
Today I was driving in the car and I heard the song "Lead Me" come on the radio. I heard the part that said "I'm working hard. I tell myself I'll be fine. They're independent. But on the inside… I can hear them saying Lead Me, with strong hands. Stand up, when I can't. Don't leave me hungry for love… chasing dreams. But what about us?" I try not to blog much when my four kids are awake. I actually try not to blog at all when they are ...